Seattle hospitals begin administering Pfizer, Moderna vaccines to staff

As Covid-19 vaccines roll out around the country, Puget Sound-area hospitals are preparing to vaccinate thousands. Since many local hospitals have received only a few thousand doses, their initial priority is to inoculate high-risk health care workers. The first vaccine made available for emergency use is from Pfizer, of which around 64,000 doses were delivered to the Puget Sound area on Dec. 14. King County has around 500,000 health care workers, said Francesca Holme, a vaccine coordination specialist…